Writing Pay – How Low Will You Go?
Writing pay is a hot topic at the online freelancer water coolers.  A lot of people have plenty to say about  lower paying gigs posted on bidding sites and on freelance job lead blogs. I’ve touched on the subject several times and seen a wide array of responses — some rather heated.  I maintain that only you can set your writing rates and there are various factors that will help you decide what’s right for you. A lot of people have opinions but most

Writing – It Pays To Get Organised
I have a system – and as a writer, I need it. When I started freelancing, it wasn’t hard to keep track of my clients – I didn’t have that many of them. Now, it’s different, and I need to be very organised to keep on top of my writing business. Here’s a peek at how I organised my writing. My Filing System First of all I have a folder called ‘writing projects’. This is at the heart of my organisati

Tips for Reaching Writing Goals
Writing goals are good. Staying on track and reaching your goals is very fulfilling. They’re good if you’re a freelance writer and if you’re a fiction writer, and they’re also good if you write as a hobby as well. Whether you need to meet monetary goals, want to hit word count goals for a personal challenge (such as NaNoWriMo), here’s some help: Write it Down The first step to meeting writing goals is setting them.  What is it that you’re after? If it’s freelance writing for pay, you might ha

Part 2 – Article Writing Research and Idea Tips – Going Beyond Wikipedia
Last week , in Article Writing Research and Idea Tips – Going Beyond Wikipedia – Part 1, I talked about the importance of doing more than cobbling an article together for pay when you want to build a writing career.

Is Your Writing Like Powdered Milk?
There’s a fine line between research and plagiarism. How often have you researched a topic only to find that someone else has already said it in the best possible way? When that happens, the temptation is to rewrite and disguise it, but use it anyway. The trouble is, that’s not creative. It’s like adding water to powdered milk – reconstituting something that already exists. The temptation